“Everyone warned me about him. I just didn’t expect to be the one he’d stay for.”

Ni-ki is the boy everyone wants—but no one keeps. He flirts like it’s a reflex, smiles like a weapon, and kisses like promises he never plans to keep.

I knew what he was when I met him. And I still let him in.

“I don’t do feelings,” he told me, leaning close with that infuriating grin. “But you… you’re starting to mess with my rules.”

I should’ve walked away. I should’ve believed him when he said he was no good. But the way he looks at me when no one’s watching? That’s not just a game.

He’s reckless. Addictive. Mine—but never really.

Now I see him flirting with a girl next to my locker, my heart shatters into pieces as I walk up to him…